===== printing on a mac ===== enter pluto's ip address LPD Quename: WorkroomColor Open System Preferences, Print and Fax. Click the lock to make changes, and enter an administrators password. Click the + Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD Address: 128.173.188.25 Queue: Structures-Color Name: Structures-Color Location: Fem205 Print Using: 8400B ---- Memory Configuration: 64MB RAM ?? Feature Set: B ?? No Optional Hard Drive ?? Optional Extra Trays: No Extra Trays ---- Luke sent this: Printers are set up a little strange, but it works on most platforms. Try this for the color printer: Connect to server: smb://athena.aoe.vt.edu/softdist (use your AOE account password.) copy to desktop: Drivers/C350_MacOSX/English/Printer Drivers/Printer/Descriptions/Fiery X3e 22C-KM PS v2.0 Then set the printer up with these settings: Protocol: LDP Address: 128.173.188.32 Queue: WorkroomColor Print using: Fiery X3e 22C-KM PS Color Server v2.0 The following Installable Options seem to work, though there may be better ones: Optional Trays: Universal Cassets (Tray 3,4) Duplex Option: checked Finisher Option: Single Staple Finisher Engine Storage Option: Extension Memory and Hard Disk Drive Auto Trapping: checked For the BW, I usually use this: Protocol: LDP Address: 128.173.188.32 Queue: WorkroomBW Print using: Default Postscript ---- ===== installing software on MAC ===== * GO to server /softdist * find the .dmg file, which is the MAC .iso * On version 10.3 and lower, the file must be local to install, so copy it to * the desktop, otherwise, it will install from the file. * To install, double click the .dmg file. * From window that opens, drag and drop on 'applications'. * start the application to register the stuff. ctrl click is right click right click the icon on the dock and select 'keep on dock' or drag the app to the dock to keep a shortcut. Mac passwords are usually local. No group policy applies to Macs. Mac laptops are not usually in domain because it will not cache passwords. ===== Tiger OS9 classic ===== Find the Additional software (Disk 2) DVD in the Mac Mini box ...the rest is obvious. ===== to burn iso on mac ===== open Disk Utility Drag .iso to area on left below drives insert blank CD select image just dragged in click Burn on left of menu bar ===== open firmware ===== hold option-command-o-f on boot to get to open firmware ---- Information on OF commands: http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_boot.html ok 0 > devalias 0 > devalias hd 0 > printenv 0 > dev / 0 > ls 0 > dev / ls 0 > dev /cpus ls 0 > dev /memory .properites 0 > boot-mac 0 > shut-down 0 > dir hd:\ 0 > setenv oem-banner you@yoiur.email.address 0 > dev /options .properties 0 > dev /chosen 0 > .properties 0 > boot TFTP boot: 0 > boot enet:,,;; ---- Good OF and Forth information: http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_boot.html ---- More complete set of OF commands: http://www.firmworks.com/QuickRef.html ---- To get fedora core PPC to work on a mac with a new hard drive, first boot the mac OS-X install cd and format the disk; anything should work. Don't go any further, just quit the install. Now Boot the fedora install CD. Specify partition information, and delete all but the first partition. Then install as needed. Still, it complains on boot once the install is completed, but fedora finds iself. During the Mac OS-X insall, after doing the above partition, before restarting, the installer will not recognize the newly partitioned drive until it has rebooted. ---- Still looking for commands to specify the boot device from OF ---- untried OF commands used to reset OF NVRAM 0 > reset-nvram 0 > set-defaults 0 > reset-all ---- boot device after installing fedora (and on yellow dog machine): /pci@f2000000/pci-bridge@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/disk@0:2,\\:tbxi devalis hd /pci@f2000000/@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/disk@0 ---- set to skip or wait at OF prompt setenv auto-boot? true setenv auto-boot? false ---- to get the mac address from open firmware... dev / look for ethernet and dev/...to ethernet, but not ethernetphy .properties ===== Login background picture ===== Changing the Background Manually Open a Finder window and hit Command-Shift-G. Enter “/System/Library/CoreServices” change DefaultDesktop.jpg ===== dictionary ===== hover over a work and hit ctrl-cmd-D to bring up a definition ===== Show Hidden files in Finder ===== http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/04/show-hidden-files.html defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder ===== Place Documents back on Dock ===== Go... Home Drag Documents to the Dock beside the trash, but not in the Trash!